Former Cardinals Pitcher Anthony Reyes Is Battling The California Wildfires

VENTURA, Calif. (KMOX/AP) – Best known in St. Louis for winning Game 1 of the 2006 World Series vs Justin Verlander, former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Anthony Reyes is reportedly fighting the massive wildfires in the Southern California area.

After his five-year MLB career, he followed in his father’s footsteps and became a firefighter in his hometown of Los Angeles earlier this year.

Vehicles pass beside a wall of flames on the 101 highway as it reaches the coast during the Thomas wildfire near Ventura, California on December 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Mark RALSTON

Forecasters say a more favorable wind forecast still calls for potentially dangerous gusts across the region. Residents of 300 homes in the oceanfront city of Carpinteria were ordered to leave Thursday.